Imaging-Spectroscopic diagnosis of the Giant Sloshing Spiral in the Virgo Cluster with the Einstein Probe Follow-up X-ray Telescope

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Imaging-Spectroscopic diagnosis of the Giant Sloshing Spiral in the Virgo Cluster with the Einstein Probe Follow-up X-ray Telescope

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X. Zheng, S. Jia, C. Li, Y. Chen, H. Yu, H. Feng, D. Xu, A. Liu, L. Song, C. Liu, F. Lu, S. Zhang, W. Yuan, J. Sanders, J. Wang, T. Chen, C. Cui, W. Cui, W. Feng, N. Gao, J. Guan, D. Han, D. Hou, H. Hu, M. Huang, J. Huo, C. Jin, M. Li, W. Li, Y. Liu, L. Luo, J. Ma, G. Ou, H. Pan, H. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Xu, Y. Xu, X. Yang, Y. Yang, H. Zhang, J. Zhang, M. Zhang, Z. Zhang, H. Zhao, X. Zhao, Z. Zhao, P. Zhu, Y. Zhu

Abstract

We performed deep X-ray observations of the Virgo cluster using the Einstein Probe Follow-up X-ray Telescope (EP-FXT) with a total exposure of 295 ks. Leveraging the large field of view (FoV) and low particle background of EP-FXT, the image reveals a giant spiral feature connecting the cold fronts in the northwest and southeast, forming a coherent structure consistent with earlier results from XMM-Newton and Suzaku. We also present two-dimensional maps of temperature, metallicity, and entropy across the Virgo Cluster, covering a FoV of approximately 28.5 arcmin. These maps clearly show a spiral structure with high density, low temperature, high metallicity, and low entropy. The results support a scenario where the spiral morphology arises from gas sloshing driven by a minor merger. Additionally, EP-FXT temperature measurements agree well with XMM-Newton data within uncertainties.

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